Wheel.



Q PATENTED MAY 26 1908. 0. B. VAN HORN.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1905- n H E S $KEHT 1 WITNESSES: y .lNVENTOR:

. N .8 67 PATENTED'MAY 2a 1908;

3 c. B..VAN HORN.

WHEEL;

' APILIOATION FILED mm; 16, 1005.

UNITE-QED STATES noun, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoR, by DIRECT AND- I I TO GUARANTEE TITLE AND TRUST COWTRUSTEE}, or PIT'TsBUno, rinrnsriduisii, oosroniirion or PENNSYLVANIA.

CI'IAPJJSS B. VAX

MEL F- ASSI WHEEL.

6%. seems. $peeification of Application filed inns 1G,

' To all. 201mmmo 5, cow-rm:

employed'in wheels particularly sdaptedfor use upon Vehicles, and comprises a metallic spoke oi peculiar construetion, and a spoke I spoke mid arranged to engage a folly;

The forin of my inventioi'i hereinafter de si'rihed comprises :1. spoke having a, casing formed of primarily separate sections whose edges are dined in it plane or planes extentl-f ing longitudinally with respect to the spoke, and which ,ossing inoloses a stiffening web extondi longitudinally therein. As described s d web may he provided with unitary lugs which are riveted through openings in the respectively"opposite casing sec-- tions and serve to hold them in rigid reletion; and the joints in the casing may he brazed. Said spoke may be conveniently formed snniller ztt one and than at the other,

and have at its smaller end a spheroidal tip or -lJHSl1UlE fitted to a. oorresprmding spheroidal spoke socket. arrsnged to engage a l'elly; surh an arrangement permitting the soiliotg y adjustment of Siiiil spoke on s oenter oonnnon to said s pheroidel tip and socket i '.i iviy invention also includes zt'spoke oi the vhnrortor. shovewinil emplated having at -its larger end a. wedge and. shoulders priiijeotihg irnnsversi-ily' 'th respeut'to said wedge, so

"that whei'isneh spokes are litted in a hub the mums. set forth in Letters Patent of the.

PATENT OFFICE.

Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

1905. Serial No.265,507.

features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more-definitely specified.

In the drawings, Figure I, is aside elevation of a; wheel conveniently embodying my invention Figs. II, and, III, are respectively o posite'elevations of the upper vermany (Iisposed'spoke shown in Fig. I. Fig. IV, is a sectional'viny of'said spoke taken on theline IV, IV, i'nliigs. I, II, and III. Fig. V, i s'an elevation of a sti'll'ening web, like that shown riveted in Fi '.-IV,-. but with its rivet lugs in theirpriinery shape. is, a transverse seotionalview of said s oke, taken on the linev VI, VI, inFigs. II, II and IV, but on a larger vsenile, Fig. VII, is a transverse sectional iew of ssii'd'spoke, taken on the line VII, VII, in Figs. II, III, and IV, but on a larger scale. Fi ,VIII, is an elevetion of the larger endof said spoke, being the larger scale. Figs. IX, X, rind XI, are transverse sectional views of spokes showing modifications ofmy invention. sectional View of aspoke socket, taken on the line XII, XILin Fig, I, but on alarger S0816, having a spheroidal recess to'reoeive the sprlatter being providedwiththe rinr 7.

Referring to Figs. II, to .VIII, inolusiife, the spoke 1, .comprises an exterior easing formed -,of opposite complementaryprimarily se a- .rete sections Sfinndl), which ernbr aice wit United S ates No. 693,929,

th, 1,903. f hereinafter described the still'oning foresnid may heforined by oon1plB-' Try lhin extending inwardly from grinted to me the/opposite so: ADDS of llllflCRSlIlg, and said, IliIDQ'LS may no interengugeil to determine {the proper position olsziidsections in assrnl.

"l hn them.

5 lllfE-lllilili'l oonign-ises tl e vex-ions novel vtheni the. longitudinally extending stiffening axis of the wheel shown iii-Fig. I. l As indicated inFig. V,-snid-web 11, comprises oppo- Hmarilyi-sn'ihller at their free ends'than the openings .15, and .16, respei-tively proy'ided for, them in seidspoke oasingseetionsfi, and 9. As shown in Fig. IV, where the members of the spokeiare asseinhled; seid lugs 14, are

Fig. VI;

lo'werend in Figs. II, III, and IV, but 011 e Fig. XII, is a respondingly shaped tip of :1 spoke and indiweb' l1, theplane. ofwhiohis r'adial to the corresponding recesses 5,.in the'felly 6, the. Y

sitely extendingrivet lugs14, whi h are pririveted in engagement with the openings 15, and 16. so as to hold the spoke casing members .8, and 9, in rigid relation. Said sections are also preferably brazed at their joints.

'As shown in Figs. V1, and vii, the spoke casing section .8, is conveniently provided with l-migitudiiial llanges 1b, which extend within and engage the 'l r-ee edges of the spoke casing section 9; the ei'lges oltlic latter abut against the shoulders H), adjoining said llanges In. V,

As shown in Figs. II, lll and TV; said spoke 1,is provided with the bushing tip. 21. at its smaller end, having a conical exterior surface fitted to a corresponding iccessB-E. in the socket 4, as indicated in Fig. ,l. Said bushing 21, is conveniently providedwilli the llange .23, extending within the spoke casing members 8, and t), and having l'ti'cssts 24, embracing said web 11: The opposite larger and ol'.said spoke 1, comprises a wedge formed by the opposite walls 26; and 27, which converge toward the web ll, as best shown in Figs. Ill, and,Vll[, and said wedge end of the spoke is provided with shoulders 28, and :21), extending transversely with respect to said web and said wedge; the arralngenient being suclr that when similar sp okes having. their faces presented alternatel in opposite directions (as in ligs.- ll, and Il,).are assembled in a wheel as in F g. I, Said wedges and shoulders overlap and intcrengage' each other, so as to present. a substantially continuouscylindrical surlace at their inner ends for engagement with an expanihngdevice in the hub 2, whichiis arraiigedto thrust them outwardly intocngageii ent with the spokdsockets 4, in the fell 6. p

be conical spoke tips 21, are adapted to. make tight joints in the sockets 4, and are preferably employed in wheels where it is not desired to ail'ord means lor ierniitting oseillato 'y adjustment of the spo 'esiii the {int comprises a spheroidal recess 32, lit

the spheroidal bushing tip 33, on the s direction of the axis of the wheel. However, I find. it convenient to provide spokes and sockets which permit such adjustment, as indrpated in Fig. XII, wherein the socket 31,

lSSllIlllfll' inotlier respects tothe sockets 4,

34; the arrangement being such that said spoke may be adjusted from the position shown in full lines to the position shown in. dotted lilies in Fig. .Xll. It is to be understood that such construction permits the extreme staggered arrangement of the spokes desired for some types of wheels, and without any structural dill'erence in the alternate series oispokes'or in. the spoke sockets in which they are respectively titted. i

Although I find it convenient toliii'in the still'ening web H, primarily separate from, the spoke casing members 8, and i); itis to be lllillll'sluml that stilleniug webs may be formed in unitary relation with the exterior casing. For instance. as indicated in Fig. IX, therespcctivcly opposite spoke sections 36, and 37, are not only complementary but counterparts of each other, each being proided with respectively opposite llangcs 23S),

and 4d, arranged l'or intci'cngagcmeut as in- It is to be understood that said dicatcd. llangcs determine the proper position of engagement ol' said spoke sections with each oi her and tlius'lacilitate the assembling oper- ,a.tiou,.said sections being linally secured togetlier by brazing the joints between said flanges,

it may be observed that the construction described with respect to Fig. IX. is like that shown in Figs. \'l. and ill, in that the still'cniug webs constituted by the lhingcs 39, and it), are coextensive with the diameter ol the spoke casing, like the web 1 1. above described. llowcvci'. still'cning webswhich are not thus coextensive with the diameter oithe spoke may be l'oriiicd as shown in Fig.

, X, wherein the opposite spoke members 42,

and 42%, are complementary and counter )art,

like the spoke members 36, and 37, a ove described. but have their web llanges -14. and

45, of less radial extent.

it may be observed that all of the forms of spokes above described comprise still'eiiing ribs which brace the spoke internally in but one direction. llowevcr, it isto be understood that slill'ening ribs of other loruis may ,be employed such as to brace the spokeiiitcriially in dill'erent directions; for instance, in the l'orin ol my invention shown in Fig. X1, the opposite casing IXHHllHI'SfiQ, and 5] are held together by the web fiiifprovidcd with rivetlugs 54. like the lugs H, on the plane web I 1, shown in l igs."l\',-iim.l but saidwveb 53, is of such configuration as to brace the spoke in directions at right angles to each other.

l do'not desire to'liinit inyseliito the precise detitils ol' minstruction andarrangement above described as it is obvious nan. various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features ol my invention. 7

1.. In a spoke, a casing comprising primarily separate'sections and a still'ening web within said casing said casing being smaller at one end than at the other and having a spheroidal bushing at its smaller end, substantially as set forth.

'2. In a spoke, a casing comprising primarily end thanat the other and having a spheroidal bushing at its smaller end; a spoke socket having means arranged to engage a l'elly and 5 comprising a spheroidal recess arranged, to receive said spheroidal bushing and permit the oscillatory adjustment of said spoke on a center common to saidspheroidal bushing and recess, substantially as set forth.

4. In :1 spoke, a casing comprisingprimarily separate sections and a stifl ening web within said casing; said casing being larger at one end than at the other, and having op osed plane converging walls forming a wet ge at its larger end; and plane )arallel walls adjoining said-converging \va s in arallel relation with its axis of rotation, an arranged, to

abut against the respective converging walls of similar spokes, substantially as set forth.

5. In a spoke, a casing comprising primarily separate sections connected by a stifl'enin'g web within said casing, extending transversely to the plane of division of said sec-- tions; said casing being larger at' one end than at the other and having opposed plane walls converging toward said web, and. forming a wedge at its larger end, substantially as set forth. I

G. In a spoke, a casing comprising priinaiily separate sections and a stifl'ening web within said casing;

end than at the other, having opposed eonrerging walls forming a wedge at its larger said casing being larger at one.

3 end, and having shoulders projecting beyond said Wedge walls, substantially as set forth.

7. 111 a spoke a casing com prising primarily separate sections and a stiffening 'web within said casing; said casing being smaller at one end than at the other and. having opposed Walls converging toward said Web and forming a wedge at its larger end, and shoulders extending beyond said wedge in transverse relation to said web, substantially as set forth. t

8. In a spoke, a casing comprising primarily separate sections and a stiffening web within sa1d casing; and, means rigidly connecting said .web and casing comprising lugs extending from said web through respective openings in said casing; said lugs bemg riveted in engagement with said casing, substantially as set forth.

separate sections and a stifi'ening webwithin sald casing; and means rigidly connecting said Web and easing, coi'nprising lugs extending from said Web in unitary relation therewith, having heads riveted in openings in said casing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto vaniaftlns 14th day of June, 1905.

. CHARLES B. VAN HORN.

, WVit-nesses:

JAMES H. BELL, CLIrTox (I. IIALLOWELL.

9. In a spoke, a casing comprising primarily I signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 

